“Bioethics on Air” Podcast
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Joe joined The National Catholic Bioethics Center in 2017 and became Director of Education in 2023. In this role he oversees the NCBC Certification Program, Two-Day Seminars, Chaplain Program, and undergraduate “Introduction to Catholic Health Care Ethics” course. He also produces and hosts the Center’s Bioethics on Air podcast and has authored multiple statements, guides, and book chapters for NCBC publications.
Prior to the NCBC, he served from 2015 to 2017 as the regional director of ethics and spiritual care for Mercy Health–Cincinnati and also as a lecturer at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary/Athenaeum of Ohio. From 2004 to 2009 he was an assistant professor, and from 2009 to 2015 an assistant professor (with tenure), at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, where he taught courses in health care ethics, business ethics, sexual and reproductive ethics, and Christian Marriage.
Joe earned his PhD from Marquette University in 2002, an MEd from Boston College in 1997, an MEd from Springfield College in 1991, and a BA from St. Anselm College in 1989. He has written two books and various articles and reviews, and he presents at academic conferences both domestically and internationally.
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Bringing you thoughtful, in-depth commentary on ethics at the crossroads of science, medicine, and daily life, host Joe Zalot interviews prominent ethicists and medical professionals on the big issues facing health care today. “Bioethics on Air” is a production of The National Catholic Bioethics Center. The views expressed in “Bioethics on Air” do not necessarily represent those of the Editorial Board or the ethicists or staff of The National Catholic Bioethics Center.
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Joseph Meaney, NCBC Senior Fellow, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the challenges of obtaining accurate abortion statistics in the United States. Joseph speaks to how abortion statistics are currently obtained, who compiles them, and how chemical abortion (abortion pill) has clouded the overall picture. He also discusses how informed consent is often absent from a woman’s decision to abort.
Recent Episodes
Louis Brown, Executive Director of the Christ Medicus Foundation, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the unprecedented challenges that Catholic health care faced under the Biden administration, and what we can expect under the Trump 2. In part two of the interview, Louis discusses gender ideology and conscience protection for health care professionals, contrasting how these issues were dealt with very differently by the Trump 1 and Biden administrations. He also offers thoughts on what we can expect on these topics, and others, in Trump 2.
Louis Brown, Executive Director of the Christ Medicus Foundation, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the unprecedented challenges that Catholic health care faced under the Biden administration, and what we can expect under Trump 2. In part one of the interview, Louis discusses his work at the Christ Medicus Foundation and at the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights during the first Trump administration. He also compares and contrasts the abortion policies of the Trump 1 and Biden administrations, and offers his thoughts on what can expect concerning abortion in Trump 2.
Andrew Kubick, author of Transplanting the Womb: A Catholic Bioethical Analysis, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the realities of uterine transplants. In part two of the interview, Andrew addresses the implications of uterine transplants for childbearing, organ donation, and so-called gender transitioning.
Andrew Kubick, author of Transplanting the Womb: A Catholic Bioethical Analysis, joins Joe Zalot to discuss the realities of uterine transplants. In part one of the interview, Andrew speaks to his work at the Religious Freedom Institute, tells why he wrote the book, and explains the process of uterine transplantation focusing on its medical and ethical implications.
Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition (EPC), joins Joe Zalot to discuss euthanasia in Canada. In part two of his interview, Alex discusses conscience protection (or lack thereof) for health care professionals and institutions in Canada. He then explains how eligibility for euthanasia and assisted suicide has expanded in Canada and, drawing upon real stories, warns what happens when a society legalizes direct killing.